Black Friday - the annual retail shopping bonanza, falls on Friday, November 25th this year. We say avoid the ques and stay in and get started researching your military ancestor with a selection of discounts and promotions from Forces War Records, but hurry this offer is only available until 11:59pm 30th November 2016.

The medals supplied by Forces War Records are a range of official military replacements medals from World War One and World War Two, including the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, 1939-45 Star and many more. Made to a very high standard, the medals are sourced from a MOD approved supplier with a very subtle “copy” stamp on the reverse which is blended into the design work.

Commemorate your military ancestor with a custom Memorial Scroll. Our scrolls are printed on the finest parchment paper and give all the details of your ancestor which can be placed in a picture frame and then proudly put up for display next to your ancestor's medals. A perfect and very special gift to give this Christmas.

15% discount when you hire one of our professional genealogy researchers – Use code Researcher15

When you hire our researchers, you get unprecedented:

Knowledge: They are published authors and award-winning military history experts.

Efficiency: They know exactly where and how to look for what you need. In fact, our researchers are on a first-name basis with National Archives staff.

Passion: Our researchers served in the forces and have been dedicated to the military their entire lives.

Experience: They know how to transform fragments of history into a complete picture you’ll find nowhere else.

Discovering your ancestors in the framework of such rich British military history makes genealogy much more than just dates and places – it’s about people, heroes, bravery, lives saved and lives lost. It’s about your history — it’s about you!